1. Which of the possible venues do you think would best suit this play? Why do you believe the dramatic action would be best served in this venue?
Either and End Stage or Blackbox theatre would suit this play best. There are no big action sequences or wide open spaces needed throughout, so quick prop switches and character movement are all that's needed to convey the play's full effect. A table could be easily moved for dining scenes and a steering wheel and bench for most of the play.
2. What are some of the design challenges posed by the play?
Depending on how many chorus members there are in each party, it could be difficult for the actors to move around in a small setting. Also, because small detail and movements are important in understanding the severity of the play, it would be difficult finding positions in which all of the audience could see what the characters were doing.
3. Choose the various chorus characters and discuss how you see them dressed. In what ways do you think the costumes you describe would help articulate their purpose in this play?
Peck: should be dressed in normal attire, clean shaven and friendly looking. He needs to look very normal and perhaps even handsome so that his intentions are the last thing you expect from him
Li'l Bit: Tight clothes to show off her mature figure, but not too revealing to where she's spilling out. Nice, conservative clothes mixed in depending on the scene just to show how desperate Peck and the other boys are, even when she's not trying to put herself out there.
4. Provide some ideas about the use of light in the play?
When it's just Peck and Li'l Bit on stage, a single light or minimal lighting should be used to focus the attention on them. Full stage lights could be used when the choruses are on stage together, representing the multiple voices and exposure Li'l Bit feels when trying to make decisions. Light should be kept on Li'l Bit even during flashbacks to show her response to her past when she's not playing the character.
5. Suggest music and sound effects that could help accentuate the mood or atmosphere of the play.
The automobile voice should be monotone to have the audience make connections between the instructions and events taking place during the play. Night noises like crickets and passing cars should be used sparingly to help the audience focus on the conversation while transporting them to the scene.
2. What are some of the design challenges posed by the play?
3. Choose the various chorus characters and discuss how you see them dressed. In what ways do you think the costumes you describe would help articulate their purpose in this play?
4. Provide some ideas about the use of light in the play?
5. Suggest music and sound effects that could help accentuate the mood or atmosphere of the play.